 2007 International Calendar of Campaign Activities
CANADA | UNITED STATES (CA, CO, MA, MI, MN, NJ, NY, WASHINGTON, DC)
CANADA
Organizations: Association pour le progrès des communications (APC), Alternatives, Association mondiale des radiodiffuseurs communautaires (AMARC), Centre de documentation sur l'éducation des adultes et la condition féminine (CDÉACF), Communautique, Cybersolidaires, Koumbit, L'R des centres de femmes du Québec, Stella, Studio XX, Observatoire sur le développement régional et l'analyse différenciée selon les sexes (ORÉGAND)
Location: http://www.techsansviolence.net
Event Dates: November 25-December 10 and after
Event Description: This is a French Web Campaign. "Réapproprie-toi la technologie!" est une campagne Internet francophone. Il s'agit de s'emparer des TIC pour contrer la violence à l'égard des filles et des femmes. Plusieurs actions simples sont proposées. On peut aussi bloguer, discuter, voir des vidéos, écouter la radio, s'informer sur la violence faite aux filles et aux femmes, et apprendre des trucs technos afin d'augmenter la sécurité et la confidentialité sur Internet.
Contact: frederic@apc.org
Organization: Stella, l'amie de Maimie
Location: Canada (Montréal, Québec)
Event Date: December 17, International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Event Description: 5th International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers;
December 17, 2007 march led by Stella, l'amie de Maimie and our friends and allies in Montréal, (Québec) Canada. See attachment for more information.
Contact: Jenn Clamen jenn.clamen@gmail.com;
www.chezstella.org
Organization: World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
Location: Secretariat based in Montreal
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: From November 25 to December 10th, the Women's International Network of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC-WIN) will highlight the 16 days of activism against gender violence with a second Annual Internet campaign. This year, the theme of the broadcast will be: Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles: End Violence against Women. The campaign will be broadcasted at www.amarc.org/16days.
Community radio producers from Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America and Latin America and the Caribbean will dedicate these 16 days to highlight the effort of women and men working to put an end to gender violence. The programs featured will include documentaries, interviews, debates, poetry, music and much more.
This multilingual broadcast campaign mobilizes community radios around a global issue and encourages them to use new communication technologies such as the Internet to extend the reach of their voices.
Contact: Sophie Toupin sophie@amarc.org
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UNITED STATES
(CA, CO, MA, NJ, NY, WASHINGTON, DC)
California (CA)
Organization: Women's Equity Council, United Nations Association of San Diego
Location: San Diego, CA
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: See attachment
Contact: Anne Hoiberg 619-223-8074 or ahoiberg@aol.com
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Colorado (CO)
Organization: Zonta Foothills Club on Boulder County
Location: Boulder, CO
Event Date: November 28
Event Description: Townhall Meeting, 1st Congressional Church, 1128 Pine Street, 7pm-9pm
Contact: Ellen Marshall em@goodworksgroup.net; www.zontafoothill.org
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Massachusetts (MA)
Organization: The Brandeis Gender Working Group
Location: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Event Dates: November 27-December 6
Event Description: A “Teach In” on the epidemic of rape on the Congo on Nov 17th, a film series throughout the week and a poster session on gender issues by students in the Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development on Dec 6th.
Contact: Kelley Ready kready@brandeis.edu
Organization: Gender Working Group (GWG), The Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
Location: Waltham, MA
Event Date: November 27
Event Description: Our campaign is not confined to 16 days which is why we are calling it the 16+ Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. We begin our activities with a Teach-In on the Epidemic of Violence Against Women in the Congo. The GWG 16 Days activities continue with a film series. From November 29 through December 18 eight films from seven different countries will be shown. In commemoration of World AIDS Day, the GWG, and other university organizations will sponsor a candle light vigil ceremony on December 1. On December 6, the GWG will sponsor a poster session at the Brandeis Women Studies Research Center. Students from the MA Program in Sustainable International Development will do brief presentations on and exhibit posters of the impressive work they have done on global gender issues. Finally on December 7 from 12-2pm, Dr. Gloria White-Hammond will speak about her work on peace advocacy, gender empowerment and inter-faith dialog. Dr. Hammond founded the organization, My Sister’s Keeper, with former news anchor, Liz Walker. My Sister’s Keeper has educational, health and economic projects for women in the Sudan.
Contact: Kelley Ready kready@brandeis.edu; http://www.mskeeper.org/about.html
Organization: Task Force on Gender and Cultural Change
Location: Northampton and Woods Hole, MA
Event Dates: November 26-December 10
Event Description: Promotion of new resource guide entitled “Challenging the Mentality of Violence Against Women and Animals”
Contact: Audrey Haschemeyer ahaschem@yahoo.com; http://www.globalbird.net/taskforce.html
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Michigan (MI)
Organization: Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
Location: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Event Date: December 5, 7pm, Henderson Room, Michigan League
Event Description: Title: "Lust: Cross-cultural misogyny and genderism."
This event will be an interactive dialogue about how women from various cultures and identities experience these forms of discrimination.
Contact: Chinenyenwa Onyemaechi chinenyeo@gmail.com
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Minnesota (MN)
Organization: Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Events Dates: November 26-December 10; November 30
Event Description: Photographic display related to the work of Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights at Common Roots Cafe during the entirety of the 16 Days. Friday, November 30, MN Advocates staff will give a short presentation and lead a discussion about their local and international work at the cafe.
Contact: achaps@mnadvocates.org
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New Jersey (NJ)
Organization: Rutgers University Hillel
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Event Date: November 26
Event Description: Workshop on different issues that face women in Israel. We will be talking about domestic violence, women in government and divorce laws.
Contact: Yasminb.Schwartz@gmail.com
Organization: Rutgers University Human Rights House
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Event Date: December 10
Event Description: Speaker and discussion on violence against women in Juarez. There will also be related awareness raising activities ongoing throughout the 16 Days on the Rutgers New Brunswick Campus.
Contact: Natalie Jesionka njesionka@gmail.com
Organization: Rutgers University Office of Social Justice Education & LGBT Communities
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Event Date: December 4th at 6 pm, Rutgers Student Center, College Avenue Campus, Room 411
Event Description: A panel discussion in Commemoration of World AIDS Day,
“Women Advocates & Activists Leading the Fight Against HIV & AIDS” with Sharon M. Day (Indigenous People’s Task Force of Minneapolis);
Monique Howard (New Jersey Women and AIDS Network);
Sandra Rattley (Washington D.C. AIDS Activist);
Francesca Maresca (R.U. Health Educator & Outreach Coordinator)
Contact: Nick Roybal nroybal@rci.rutgers.edu
Organization: Radigals, Undergraduate Women’s and Gender Studies Association and Women’s Center Defense Coalition. Sponsored by: Rutgers Against the War and Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War.
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Event Dates: November 17, December 5
Event Description: See attachment
Contact: Amy Torres Amyet@eden.rutgers.edu, Kaylin Padovano Kaylin@eden.rutgers.edu, or Suzan Sanal Suzasana@eden.rutgers.edu
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New York (NY)
Organization: Bahai International Community and Christian Children’s Fund
Location: New York City
Event Date: December 4, UN Secretariat Conference Room C, 1:15-2:45pm
Event Description: Panel Discussion: The Responsibilities of State and Non-State Actors in Creating Preventive Measures to Eradicate Violence Against Women and Girls at the Individual, Community and State Levels. See attachment.
Contact: Fulya Vekiloglu fvekiloglu@bic.org
Organization: International Rescue Committee (IRC) & Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children
Location: New York City
Event Dates: November 26, 28, 29, 30 & December 4, 5, 7, 10
Event Description: See attachment
Contact: Mehreen Siddiqi Mehreen.Siddiqi@theirc.org; Meghan O’ Connor Meghan.OConnor@theirc.org
Organization: MADRE
Location: New York City
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: Release of 16 Days Activism Tool, available at http://madre.org/articles/int/vawdaysofaction07.html.
Contact: Diana Duarte Diana@madre.org
Organization: UN Working Group on Girls
Location: UN Conference Room C 1:15pm-2:45pm, New York City
Event Date: November 29
Event Description: The program will include some of the ways that the problem of violence is being addressed by UNICEF and UNIFEM. See attachment
Contact: www.girlsrights.org
Organization: UNIFEM and Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman
Location: UN Secretariat, New York City
Event Date: November 26
Event Description:
1. Press Conference, 10:30am-11:00am, Room S-226, United Nations Secretariat
2. Brown Bag Lunch discussion on 16 Days of Activism featuring UN Trust Fund grantee Eliana Elias, Executive Director of Minga Peru.
3. Launch of Internet Advocacy Initiative “Say NO to Violence against Women” See attachment for more information
Contact: Nanette Braun nanette.braun@unifem.org or Leticia Anderson letitia.anderson@unifem.org
Organization: UNIFEM (Latin America and Caribbean Section)
Location: New York City
Event Date: November 26
Event Description: Launch of new Regional Report on Violence Against Women, “NO More!!! The Right of Women to Live a Life Free from Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean.” The report will be simultaneously launched on November 26th in Santiago, Chile with the UN agency Regional Directors, and also in Panama, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and virtually in New York (See attached press release).
Contact: marijke.velzeboer-salcedo@unifem.org
Organization: Women Make Movies
Location: New York City
Event Dates: November 27
Event Description: Internationally acclaimed documentary SISTERS IN LAW will air on PBS. The documentary follows the work of State Prosecutor Vera Ngassa and Court President Beatrice Ntuba in Kumba, Cameroon, as they help women.
Contact: Sara Reynolds www.wmm.com/sistersinlaw
Organization: WILPF
Location: UN Office, New York City
Event Date: November 25-December 10
Event Description: The aim of the WILPF PeaceWomen 16 Days Campaign is to remind all Security Council (SC) members of the commitments of Security Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security, and to urge strong action toward the full implementation of the resolution.
Contact: Sam Cook sam@peacewomen.org; www.peacewomen.org
Organization: Zonta Club of New Rochelle
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Event Dates: December 5 from 11:30AM to 12:00PM EST
Event Description: VAW radio broadcast to inform the public about the local, legislative and community action issues. Listen at either 1460am or at www.wvox.com (it will be streaming live).
Contact: Roxanna Neilson bigtreesmallax@juno.com
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Washington, DC
Organization: Global AIDS Alliance
Location: Washington, DC
Event Dates: November 25-December 10
Event Description: go to www.globalaidsalliance.org
Contact: Lisa Schechtman lschechtman@globalaidsalliance.org
Organization: International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics
Location: Washington, DC
Event Dates: December 10-December 14
Event Description: E-Discussion on Eliminating Violence Against Women in Politics. To participate in the discussion, visit www.iknowpolitics.org and click on the “E-Discussion” link in the right menu bar on the iKNOW Politics homepage.
Contact: connect@iknowpolitics.org
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